Who is Detecting?

[MentalUnrest]

Since Metal Detecting is what got me into CRH, I wondered how many on this forum metal detect. CRH has been great as I wondered what I would do in my spare time when the ground froze up. Once spring is here, I now have something to do in evenings when I am done MD in the day. I definitely find way more silver CRH but MD has got me gold I will never find CRH. I guess these 2 hobbies go great together.

I am not trying to open up a MD topic as I know this is not place, so am not looking for details about all your finds and the models you're using etc.....

 

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[GMan00001]

I am the opposite.. CRH got me into Metal Detecting... Granted I rarely got out last summer, but still..

 

[favored papa]

i stared mding 2 years ago it led me here also

 

[Historyhound]

CRH 30+yrs MD'ing since 1996

 

[fistfulladirt]

Detecting and crhing since I was 12, so about 35 years.

 

[Saabman]

MD'ing led me to CRH'ing.

 

[Rich Hartford]

I've been detecting since 1980 on an irregular basis. When I get the bug I'll go out everyday. I got the bug right now, but there is 2 feet of snow outside.
Without fail I'll catch a moderate to bad dose of poison ivey at least once a year MDing.
MDing led me to this sight.
HH
Rich

 

[Diver_Down]

Don't be so sure that you won't find gold while CRH'ing. Couple of years ago, a felllow T-Net'er bought customer wrapped nickels. In the roll was a $5 gold Indian. Albeit, it is very remote, but never say never.

To answer your question: I've been CRH'ing way longer than MD'ing. I've only been swinging the coil for a little over 5 years. Now, I dream of sites where I used to live in the Poconos. I've been searching through coins since I was 9. I wish I had more time to CRH, but where I live, there are too many distractions (beaches and beachgoers).

 

[AGCoinHunter]

Never MD'ed but thinking about taking it up as a hobby just as soon as I get some free time. Free time is not what I have plenty of these days...

 

[Scott (Mich)]

I've been Metal Detecting since 1996. Last spring I bought a Whites V3i, I just need to get out with it more. CRH-ing since the 70's, but just did not know it was called that until I discovered this forum a few years ago.

 

[santafeboy]

Ive been detecting for 1 year the metal detecting pushed me more heavily into coin roll hunting I used to coin roll hunt a lot in the 90s also. I certainly find more silver roll hunting than detecting. My metal detecting silver finds - 4 - 1916 Barber dime, 1963,1964 Roosevelts, 1963 Franklin

 

[Stang1968]

Been CRHing since the late 90's off and on. I've always wanted a MD, and finally got one three years ago for Valentines day from my sweetie (I married her after that!). However, I haven't gotten to go out and MD more than 7-8 times in 2010 because life happens... CRHing has helped fill the void.
I always keep my White's XLT in the car ready to go though

 

[47thelement]

Crh = winter metal detecting

 

[treeslayer]

I have been metal detecting for 33 years. I detect alot in the winter, due to the fact that the storms tear up the beach. I found 4 silver dimes today. But i found 2/90s and 4/ 40s CRH after metal detecting. I got into CRH, because a guy I new from the detector club broke one of the main rules about coin roll hunting, and talked about it, so her i am a i got to say its great.

 

[Kantuckkeean]

I agree with Diver_Down. Another CRHer got a $25 AGE 1/2 oz. gold piece at face from a bank not long ago, and all of us who've searched bank bags know that lots of odd coins and other items can wind up in there. A gold earring, coin, or ring easily could easily end up in there amongst the guitar picks and other crap. I think I actually found cat crap once, come to think of it. Maybe next time it'll be something gold instead of the usual crap.

Kindest regards,
Kantuck

 

[suprdave]

been at both hobies for quite some time now they accent each other quite well and i still get a thrill when i find something detecting or crling suprdave

 

[CHAINCHOMP]

agreed, i started MD'ing, then very shortly after i found CRH'ing, and now ive mostly focused on CRH'ing haha.

 

[GrayCloud]

Detect, Coin Roll Hunt, Cache Hunt & Prospect. The joy is often in the chase.
A little Shine in the pan helps.

 

[mountainman 2]

Had a Radio Shack detector as a 11 or 12 year old and was also searching rolls of cents around the same time. Gave up on both after a short time. Picked up metal detecting again around 1990 after my boss asked me to make something for one of his machines. Joined a metal detecting forum about 5 years ago, switched over to this site and saw the CRHing forum and was hooked.

 

[999digger]

I have been metal detecting for three years since I was 12 years old. I just started coin roll hunting in February 2009 and have always liked it.